Roberto Firmino hit the woodwork with a header from point-blank range in the dying seconds and Wijnaldum admits he thought the Brazilian had grabbed an equaliser.

"I thought the ball was in but unfortunately it wasn't," he said. "We were not lucky in the finishing. You have those games. We must keep the confidence and look forward."

It was Liverpool's first loss since a 4-1 thrashing by Tottenham on October 22 but the Reds remain in fourth place in the table, two points above Spurs.

Wijnaldum now wants them to try to replicate the performances they showed during that run as soon as possible.

"We had the unbeaten run, it was a good thing," he said. "But it was only because we did the things we had to do on the pitch. We were 100 per cent concentrated and we were sharp from the first minute.